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RE: AT&T network recovery preparations
From: Matt Zito <mzito () register com>
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 19:02:48 -0400
-----Original Message----- From: Sean Donelan [mailto:sean () donelan com] Sent: Friday, September 21, 2001 6:57 PM To: nanog () merit edu Subject: AT&T network recovery preparations As far as I know, AT&T is the only carrier which maintained the ability to rebuild an entire central office from a "smoking hole in the ground." Last year the program budget was in danger of being cut, and the program eliminated because it had never been needed. It was an expense, which couldn't be justified. I spoke with one of the managers last year, and he said "It would only take one catastrophe to pay for my entire budget." I don't believe he was thinking of this. http://www.att.com/network/recovery/preparing.html
Along those lines: I don't know if all of the colos are reacting this way, but at AT&T's datacenter @ 811 10th Avenue in Manhattan, the security there has gone into crisis mode. The steel doors are down to the main entrance - everyone must enter through a side door, where your bags are thoroughly searched and IDs checked to the Nth degree. Something that's always been interesting about that facility as well are the "Duress lights" at many of the corner junctions near security outposts. There's a sign right next to these lights that reads "If the adjacent light is lit, a security condition may exist around this corner. Entering may constitute a serious risk to your person", or something like that. Nice to know that they take security seriously. Matt -- Matthew J. Zito Systems Engineer Register.com, Inc., 11th Floor, 575 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10018 Ph: 212-798-9205 PGP Key Fingerprint: 4E AC E1 0B BE DD 7D BC D2 06 B2 B0 BF 55 68 99
Current thread:
- AT&T network recovery preparations Sean Donelan (Sep 21)
- Re: AT&T network recovery preparations David Lesher (Sep 21)
- Re: AT&T network recovery preparations Sean Donelan (Sep 21)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: AT&T network recovery preparations Matt Zito (Sep 21)
- National infrastructure asset Sean Donelan (Sep 22)
- Re: National infrastructure asset Timothy Brown (Sep 23)
- Re: National infrastructure asset Bob Bownes (Sep 23)
- Re: National infrastructure asset Sean Donelan (Sep 23)
- Re: National infrastructure asset Alex Bligh (Sep 23)
- Re: National infrastructure asset Jan-Ahrent Czmok (Sep 23)
- Re: National infrastructure asset Jeffrey Meltzer (Sep 23)
- Re: National infrastructure asset Jan-Ahrent Czmok (Sep 23)
- Re: National infrastructure asset Wayne E. Bouchard (Sep 23)
- Re: National infrastructure asset Jan-Ahrent Czmok (Sep 23)
- National infrastructure asset Sean Donelan (Sep 22)
- Re: AT&T network recovery preparations David Lesher (Sep 21)